Is it possible to run asp on linux with Apache?

Question

The production environment is now LAMP,

I don't know whether it's possible to serve asp requests on it.

Answer 1

Same as a previous question: The answer is a big "it depends".

Are you talking about Classic ASP?
Sun has (had?) a product out called "SunOne ASP" - though the product changed names so many times I couldn't say what it really is other than the original ChiliSoft ASP product bought and re-named by Sun.

Anyway, the aforementioned product would allow you to run ClassicASP/VBScript code on a *nix server, and for the most part would run it well. It was a little fussier about certain things, and there were certain things that didn't work quite right, but if you were hell-bent on doing it you could make it work. Having said all that, I think I read somewhere that the project was discontinued. So it may not be available anymore.

There's also an Apache:ASP module that (in my experience) only works with code written with it in mind. If you're trying to port an application from a Windows server, its one of those "split your risk" options.

Are you talking about ASP.NET?
If this is the case, you've got a better chance... the aforementioned Mono Project would be your best bet. Its come a long way since I last looked at it, but having not had to set anything up with it I really can't speak to how good/bad it is.

All things being equal...
All things being equal, I would really say that if you're going to use an MS programming language, run it on an MS server. It may cost a little extra, but it will probably save you more headaches in the long run.

Answer 2

It is.

• Classic ASP
• ASP.NET

Whether or not a specific ASP program will run is a different story.